January 26, 2010

Book report


Being seen in a bar or hotel is hshuma and even dating before marriage is viewed with suspicion, as Muslim girls are expected to remain virgins until their wedding day. Nevertheless, many young Moroccans engage in romantic relationships, though mostly of the innocent variety, involving incessant phone calls and SMS messages.

-Morocco: a quick guide to customs and etiquette (2006)


All my foundation in virtue was no other than a total ignorance of vice.

-Fanny Hill or Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, John Cleland (1748)

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